New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27
GIVEN BY Mr.. VANDERBILT.
ROSA BONHEUR'S "HORsE FAIR" PRE-
SENTED TO THE MUSEUM OF ART.

SENTED TO THE MUSEUM VI Ahl'
REMOVING THE STEWART PAINTINGS FROM CHICK
ERINo HALL-COMMENTs ON THE PRICEs-How
THEY COMPARE WITH THE COST.
Rosa Bonheurs Horse Fair" was taken from ChicKer-
ing Hall yesterday morning and placed In the Metropo-
titan Museum OF Art a the gift OF Cornelius Vandere
to the city p Avery had bid the famous painting on
for Mr. Vanderbilt the evening before Tor So5oV" ~
cost Mr. Stewart $4,000 Following Is the correspond
dence between Mr. Vanderbilt and the museum author
tiles:
WEST FfFTY-sEvBNTHsT.}
NEw-YORK March 20. 1887. y
,s ss great Of ART %
painting by Rosa Bonheur entitled Tho Horse FAR
poston where it can be permanently accessible to the
public the gallery Of the museum this OBJECT VIII DC
A'N''"0u o" '''' ""' c. VANDERBILT.
JOHN TAYLOR JOHNSTON. ESQ.,. ~. 49,. var.
ITssdest Of tie Aetropolitan Musen Of Ar. Ne1 YORK;
ME1KoronIAS MUSEUM OF Akr'
ohSI Saw. feaa; March 90
Trustee Of tie Metropolitan Museum Of Art. Nec York city
NY DEAR SIR: have the honor to acknowledge, III
behalf Of the trustees of the museum receipt OF your
ton Of this date addressed to tho president
ing by Rosa bonheur entitled Tho Horse Fair"
In behalf OF the president and yonr w.trnstees,
and wisely selected gift at once tho masterpiece OF s
artist ntrnscay not surpassed as probably was me
no s ar s G
ty TO place this noble work In position OF accessiDy
to the public such as its acknowledged merits deserve
spirit Il your sft we rejoce with you that 70 con.
tribute To the instruction And enjoyment OF mutuaes
0Hg Is We copSraas yon further upon
the establishment OF such memorial OF your nlgh aims
With sentiments Of high regards remain dear sir,
very sincerely YOURS. l. p ID CEsNOLA Secretary.
Meissoniers 1907" was also removed from CHECKER
ing Hall and went from all accounts. to tho house OF
AZ tttauuu tnA n NJ
over statements made relative to the condition OF the
picture aud no was determined that no would run the
price up until the painting fell to him. j. X. Fletcher
who bid Of tho work for Mr. Hilton sat
next Jay Gould the night Of the bidding and as he
aud Mr.. Gould constantly exchanging remarks the
impression prevailed that the man whose name appeared
OH the books 81 X Fletcher" was only bidder for
Mr. Gould. "The Troyon" which was also supposed to
have gone to Mr. Could placed In his possession
yesterday. but 1t exhibition at Knocdler Co.'S
although tho painting bid OF by j. K Fletcher"
LADY washingtons Reception" went to
tho Hamilton Club. OF Brooklyn muriiios
The Boy the Mouse trap" 1t was ascertaned' was
bought by Mr. Lowery for Western city Bouguereaus
Homer ct Son Guide" goes TO Frederick Layton's
museum. which he is building for Milwaukee.
Picture dealers OF this city, outside Of the American
Art Association inclined yesterday TO the view that
the Stewart paintings had sold at moderate hsnres'
Thomas T. Kirby insisted however, that the sale was
fully ND to the average OF the Morgan sale inc
stewart pictures numbered 27 the number OF the Nor
gan paintings 240 and they brought SS5ooo, whiio
the 2s2 Seney pictures realized S4oG.6O COCA many
minor paintings the Morgan collection were sold al Tue
auctiOn down town, while TINS ass or WORKS
included the Stewart salcs at Clckerihg iial mus
would give fair average as compared by numbers
alone with the pictures In the Morgan collection Com
pairing prices received for incytwo OF the stewart
paintings with the paid for them ny MT stewart IL
Is found that those pictures cost T9glIo9 ana Were
IA a basis the entire collection when soid Tor
1913 $50, would nave cost S1sl,GOJ. which Is
about the actually paid for the III pictures Dy
Mt Stewart they therefore brought about 40 per cent
The rener sentiment Of dealers the sale voiced
by KDoedler who said that the sale would undouDt-
edy have amounted 10 more had 1t not been
for the number Of large pictures whose Size
fitted them more for museum or public gallery
than for pry ate houses had pictures OF tho same value
but OF smaller dimensions. been IN their places me sure
would have brought much better results MI knoedler
also said in his opinion tho paintings had not been
cleaned by skilled hands and Vanished up; hs was NOT
the the American Art Associaot however f"rhc
cleaning had been done at the house aud under direction
Of the executors some one employed by them. As
rule he thought the pictures sold at very moderate
prce The dealers that there different class OF
buyeIs at this sale that al the Morgan large dealers
and men like Mr. Powers OF Rochester and representa-
tives of Art Gallery, who wished large
pictures. being "a strong factor
Mr. Kn0edlcr. who Is a good authority SAID 'h' no
Of the French GOVERNMENT were q as
bidders at sale As he himself returned three weeks
ago from had been stated that no was authorized
bid for the Government There was no truth In this
story, MIR. Knoedlcr said
The pictures we're nearly all removed from Chickering
Hail Yesterday. thirty or forty which 90 out oil
tow we're stored In the basement temporarily.
Folio wing the prices paid BY MI. stewart Tor pct
ures which Al the sale brought 81 900 more. with
few which under that, showing marked variation
In price. 49,, 80,